Nº 20 Umut Sayman & Martin Minski

Draw

Umut Sayman & Martin Minski (Turkey -Germany)

wKc5,Ba1,Rb3,Pb6,d4/bKf4,Qh2,Be6

1.b7!
1.d5? Qc2+ 2.Rc3 Qf5!–+

1…Qc2+
1…Qh5+ 2.Kb6 Qe8 3.Rb5!=
1…Ke4 2.b8Q=

2.Rc3 Qb1
2…Qf5+ 3.Kb6=

3.d5!
3.Kc6? Bd5+! 4.Kxd5 Qxb7–+
3.Rb3? Qxb3–+

3…Bxd5!
3…Qxb7 4.dxe6=

4.Rb3!! switchback
4.Kxd5? Qxb7+ 5.Kc4 Qa6–+

4…Qxb3 5.Be5+! Kxe5 6.b8Q+ Qxb8 stalemate

These study was used today in the British Solving Championship.